Shark

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Patchy distribution in the Atlantic and Pacific, also off South Africa

Depth

About 50 to 1,500 m, rarely below 1,000 m

Size

Up to 2 m

Diet

Squid, fish

Zone

Twilight zone · 200 – 1,000 m

Key facts

• Its 300 or so three-pointed teeth keep its prey from escaping.
• Its gestation may last up to three and a half years, one of the longest known in a vertebrate.
• Its gill slits, with frilled edges, give it a ruffled collar.

Verified sources

1. Wikipedia, Frilled shark
2. FishBase, Chlamydoselachus anguineus

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Cookiecutter sharkIsistius brasiliensis Kitefin sharkDalatias licha Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus CoelacanthLatimeria chalumnae IcefishFamily Channichthyidae Boreoatlantic armhook squidGonatus fabricii